It is interesting how bringing a failure (or perceived failure) to light can make one feel more motivated about it.
I reconnected with an elementary-school friend today and through my twitter feed, he saw this project, a project that is most definitely unfinished.
I had planned to ‘tithe’ my life for 365 days and made it to [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/embarrassment/
“Everything’s gonna get lighter, even if it never gets better.” – Mates of State, Get Better
People who know about this project often ask me how things have changed. And with the exception of the financial category, concrete improvements are hard to come by. Even in the financial category, money still feels tight – I think it always [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/day-68-recap/
“I have so much to do (today) that I should spend the first three hours in prayer.” ~ Martin Luther (1546 c.e.)
Yesterday I was talking about my project and how I thought it was possible to greatly improve one’s own life in just ten percent of that individual’s given time. Then I began talking about [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/day-53-is-there-ever-enough-time/
“If you want something you never had, then do something you never did.”
I have to admit that I didn’t really consider how much time this tithe of time would take. The whole reason I have created and begun to live this program is that my life was broken. I wanted things I did not have [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/day-30/
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~Thomas Edison
This week was the hardest so far. My sister being in town, although awesome, was a hinderance to the project. I need to figure out ways to continue in spite of distraction.
Day 15 – I prepared for my sister’s arrival.
Day 16 – [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/day-21-week-3-in-review/
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” ~Winston Churchill
At the end of week two, the thing that surprises me most is that I am not feeling tired, but more energized. I spend an enormous amount of time working on the project, fulfilling quotas, and generally ‘bettering’ myself, but, at this point, I feel tireless in [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/day-14-week-2-recap/
Recap
Day 1 – I hit all my quotas. I realized early that faith and friendship were going to be the hard ones for the project.
Day 2 – While I hit all my quotas, I realized that, in my family time, there was an inequity in time spent between my daughter and wife.
Day 3 – I [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/week-1-recap/
Day 102: Annual Budget Meeting
Christina and I just finished our annual budget meeting. We are now working off of a July to June fiscal year budget as opposed to a January to December.
Our agenda looked like this:
Financial goals for the year
Expected maintenance
Major purchases
Future planning
Career development
Our daughter
Each of these had sub-topics, but one could get the gist from the above.
We [...]
http://www.titheyourlife.com/day-102-annual-budget-meeting/